Hurt’s Rescue, the fifth short film to be produced by the Iris Prize supported by The Michael Bishop Foundation is now available for festival screenings and to celebrate a new trailer has been released. Directed by award winning director Grant Scicluna, the 15min short film was filmed on location in South Wales (UK) and the post production took place in New Zealand and Australia.
“I’d come to believe The Wilding would be the final short film that I would make so in having the opportunity to make another I decided to experiment with things I’ve not had the chance to before. Directors never really get that opportunity. I also wanted to do something classically European because I love European cinema and as an Australian it is still exotic for me to travel to Europe, so I hoped Hurt’s Rescue might be quite different to anything you’d see made in Australia,” said Grant Scicluna.
Hurt’s Rescue Trailer from HappeningFilms on Vimeo.
“It’s the moral questions that course through the story that attracted me to Hurt’s Rescue. It’s about the rescue of an American man held as a slave by a Hungarian farming family. He’s very damaged by his ordeal but the implication is that he does not want to go home, so there’s nothing heroic about the way Tranh “rescues” Hurt. In fact, you come to question whether indeed it is the right thing to do.”
“Hurt’s Rescue is the most mysterious film I’ve made. Its narrative is unexpected, it is bilingual in Hungarian and English, shot in black and white on 16mm film with a very simple visual style and sound design. Like the short story it is based on, the issues it deals with around forced labour, Stockholm syndrome and human trafficking are very complex but the story itself is extremely simple. Everything in between is up for the taking by the audience. Nothing is wrung out or force fed,” he added.
“The Iris Prize is unique in that we are involved in both the production and exhibition of short films. Securing an audience for new film is one of our core objectives. As Iris’ reputation grows so too does the anticipation for each new short we produce. The cinema loving public are in for a treat with Hurt’s Rescue,” said Festival Director Berwyn Rowlands.
“The Iris Prize which continues to be the world’s largest gay and lesbian short film prize is supported by The Michael Bishop Foundation and is valued ay £25,000 will be presented for the 8thtime during the Iris Prize Festival, which takes place in Cardiff, Wales (UK) from 8 – 12 October 2014,” said Berwyn Rowlands.
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